Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Some very happy guests from Ireland enjoying the whales on board Blu Dolphin. This whale is putting on a great pec slapping show. #whalesherveybay #visitfrasercoast still plenty of room available tomorrow.
Posted by Blue Dolphin Marine Tours on Wednesday, 14 October 2015
#MarineWildlife - A Dublin couple on a whale-watching tour off Queensland recently had to content with an attention-seeking humpback whale as they posed for a photo, as the Irish Post reports. But the holidaying pair Declan and Mandy O’Donoghue seemed…
#Surfing - The history of big wave riding at Mullaghmore is the focus of the latest episode of Threading Edges, the new surfing video series from EPIC TV. As championed by JOE.ie, last week's first episode introduced a number of…
#Angling - Erne Anglers members dominate across two squads selected to compete in the FIPSed World Youth Angling Championships in Portugal next summer. Jack Tisdall, youth team manager for the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland (NCFFI), announced the two…
#AoifeVoyageMalta - ‘Aoife’ (P62) departed Cork Harbour for the final time marking an end of an era for the Naval Service, as she passed Roches Point Lighthouse bound for Malta to serve a new career yet remain in a naval…
#ORCAoceanWatch - A marine mammal conservation initiative that took place in the summer, supported by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, proved a huge success in its first year. The Steam Packet Company was one of 13 ferry, cruise,…
A difficult penultimate day yesterday leaves Royal Irish Yacht Club pair Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey with a mountain to climb if they are to win a prized Rio berth in the final day of competition at the 49erfx World Championships in Argentina today. With…
After the first two races of the Laser Radial Women’s World Championship in Oman, Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) leads the field overnight, with Marit Bouwmeester (NED) in second. Ireland's Annalise Murphy scored a 35 and a 33 to be placed 74th…
The Irish Cruiser-Racing Association’s (ICRA) Annual Conference has now been moved to a different time-frame, scheduled for Saturday 5th March 2016 in Limerick. But with sailing folk all agog to hear the announcement of the ICRA Boat of the Year…
Bray, Co Wicklow was the location for a unique Climate Change event on Friday (20th November) hosted by Seán Kelly MEP on the importance of achieving a global deal to reduce carbon emissions in Paris next month. "I am honoured…
#FoyleClosure - The Lough Foyle Ferry Company has sold their ferry reports the Derry Journal. The service ceased with immediate effect has been described as “a serious blow for the area”. The directors of the company confirmed to the ‘Journal’…
Congratulations to Graeme Grant of Howth who has been named SB20 'Champion of Championships' for 2016. Second overall is national champion Michael O'Connor of the Royal St. George Yacht Club followed by his Dun Laoghaire clubmate Aidan O'Connell. The attached spread sheet…
The 30th ARC fleet leaves on Sunday, and here in Las Palmas the atmosphere is keen with anticipation writes Irish Transatlantic debutante Frank Quinn. Crossing for the first time, I'm on a fine UK-registered Nordship 43 DS called Nina, owned…
#Fishing - Renewable work permits for non-EEC nationals in the Irish fishing industry will be limited to 500, the Marine Minister has announced. According to The Irish Times, Minister Simon Coveney says the new regime would initially apply only to…
#CostaConcordia - Work is progressing on the dismantling of the Costa Concordia at a shipyard in Genoa, as a new photo gallery at gCaptain attests. As many as 200 workers are involved in removing internal fittings and structures from the…
Can Ireland Learn From Scotland's Plans For Marine Tourism Growth?
20th November 2015 Aquatic Tourism
#Tourism - Ireland is lagging behind our Scottish neighbours when it comes to strategy for growing marine tourism. That's according to Dun Laoghaire Marina, which today (Friday 20 November) tweeted on the impending announcement in Edinburgh of a five-year action…
#InflatableRaft - Following an intense spate of rescuing refugees last week, LÉ Samuel Beckett carried out its latest mission in the Mediterranean yesterday when 111 people were found in an inflatable raft off Libya. At 05:39 am Irish time the…
Offshore sailing crews from up to ten yacht clubs across Wales and Ireland gathered at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire last weekend to hear details of the 2016 ISORA offshore sailing calendar that does not include June's 700–mile…
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Racing was cancelled in the first day of the finals at the 49erfx and 49er World Championships finals in Buenos Aires yesterday. The regatta is a vital Rio qualifier for Ireland's Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey who have boosted hopes…
After a two week delay the Rathfarnham Ford sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot got underway on Dublin Bay last weekend with an entry of 74 boats, up ten from last year. Results downloadable below. The six week series is set to…
#InlandWaters - Quayside enhancements at Lanesborough-Ballyleague are part of a new project to develop facilities along the award-winning Shannon Blueway. The Flagship REDZ project was submitted by Leitrim County Council on behalf of the Upper Shannon Erne Future Economy (USEFE)…